The first of two courses covering the core system administration tasks needed to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is designed for IT professionals without previous Linux system administration experience. The course provides students with Linux administration competence by focusing on core administration tasks. This course also provides a foundation for students who plan to become full-time Linux system administrators by introducing key command-line ...

Study points for the exam RHCSA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. Understand and use essential tools Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax Use input-output redirection (>, >>, |, 2>, etc.) Use grep and regular expressions to analyze text Access remote systems using ssh Log in and switch users in multiuser targets Archive, compress, unpack, and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and bzip2 Create and edit text files Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories Create hard and soft links List, set, and change standard ugo wx permissions Locate, read, and use system documentation including man, info, and files in - usr - share - doc Note: Red Hat may use applications during the exam that are not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the purpose of evaluating candidate s abilities to meet thi * Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills Students who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and II and are on the path to ea> RHCSA certification Experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DOD 8570 directive) IT professionals who are on the path to ea> RHCE certification An RHCE who is noncurrent or who is about to become noncurrent and wants to recertify as an RHCE Study points for the exam RHCSA exam candidates should be able to accomplish the tasks below without assistance. These have been grouped into several categories. Understand and use essential tools Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax Use input-output redirection (>, >>, |, 2>, etc.) Use grep and regular expressions to analyze text Access remote systems using ssh Log in and switch users in multiuser targets Archive, compress, unpack, and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and bzip2 Create and edit text files Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories Create hard and soft links List, set, and change standard ugo wx permissions Locate, read, and use system documentation including man, info, and files in - usr - share - doc Note: Red Hat may use applications during the exam that are not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the purpose of evaluating candidate s abilities to meet this objective. Operate running systems Boot, reboot, and shut down a system normally Boot systems into different targets manually Interrupt the boot process in order to gain access to a system Identify CPU - memory intensive processes, adjust process priority with renice, and kill processes Locate and interpret system log files and journals Access a virtual machine s console Start and stop virtual machines Start, stop, and check the status of network services Securely transfer files between systems Configure local storage List, create, delete partitions on MBR and GPT disks Create and remove physical volumes, assign physical volumes to volume groups, and create and delete logical volumes Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label Add new partitions and logical volumes, and swap to a system non-destructively Create and configure file systems Create, mount, unmount, and use vfat, ext4, and xfs file systems Mount and unmount CIFS and NFS network file systems Extend existing logical volumes Create and configure set-GID directories for collaboration Create and manage Access Control Lists (ACLs) Diagnose and correct file permission problems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Configure networking and hostname resolutio ...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Technical Overview (RH024) is a series of no-cost, on-demand, online videos that provide a technical introduction to Linux ® for IT professionals. The videos will demonstrate basic practical techniques of Linux use and system administration tasks for professionals new to the operating system who are interested in preparing for further study. You will be introduced to why Linux and the open source development model is so important in today s computing environment. Y ...

The Red Hat OpenStack Administration III with exam (CL311) bundle is a combination of the following: Red Hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) course Red Hat Certified Engineer in Red Hat OpenStack exam (EX310) The Red Hat OpenStack Administration III (CL310) course provides extensive hands-on training for experienced system administrators in how to use the distributed storage features of Red Hat® Ceph Storage and the networking capabi ...

Data has become an integral part of every organization, be it small or large; and maintaining it in a proper form has become difficult. Hadoop is a revolutionary opensource framework for software programming that took the data storage and processing to next level. Hadoop platform is used for structuring data and solves formatting problem for subsequent analytic purposes. Hadoop Administration is one of the specialization areas of Hadoop framework which helps in Hadoop in ...

The Red Hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking and NFV with exam (CL311) bundle is a combination of the following: CL310 - Red Hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking & Foundations of NFV Red Hat Certified Engineer in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Exam (EX310) The Red Hat OpenStack Administration III: Networking and NFV (CL310) course provides extensive hands-on training for experienced system administrators in how to use the distributed storage features of Red H ...

Study points for the exam Use Red Hat Ansible ® Engine Install Red Hat Ansible Engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login polic * for this exam These audiences may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux: System administrators responsible for managing large enterprise environments System administrators responsible for securing their organization s infrastructure Red Hat Certified Engineers interested in pursuing the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) credential Prerequisites for this exam Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer would be even better) Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux exam objectives or have comparable work experience using Red Hat OpenStack Platform. Study points for the exam Use Red Hat Ansible ® Engine Install Red Hat Ansible Engine on a control node. Configure managed nodes. Configure simple inventories. Perform basic management of systems. Run a provided playbook against specified nodes. Configure intrusion detection Install AIDE. Configure AIDE to monitor critical system files. Configure encrypted storage Encrypt and decrypt block devices using LUKS. Configure encrypted storage persistence using NBDE. Change encrypted storage passphrases. Restrict USB devices Install USBGuard. Write device policy rules with specific criteria to manage devices. Manage administrative policy and daemon configuration. Manage system login security using pluggable authentication modules (PAMs) Configure password quality requirements. Configure failed login policy. Modify PAM configuration files and parameters. Configure system auditing Write rules to log auditable events. Enable prepackaged rules. Produce audit reports. Configure SELinux Enable SELinux on a host running a simple application. Interpret SELinux violations and determine remedial action. Restrict user activity with SELinux user mappings. Analyze and correct existing SELinux configurations. Enforce security compliance Install OpenSCAP and Workbench. Use OpenSCAP and Red Hat Insights to scan hosts for security compliance. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to tailor policy. Use OpenSCAP Workbench to scan an individual host for security compliance. Use Red Hat Satellite server to implement an OpenSCAP policy. Apply OpenSCAP remediation scripts to hosts. As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention. Prerequisites Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer would be even better) Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux e ...

This course will help prepare your staff to be ready for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 from day one, giving your organization a preview of the changes in the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used by the applications, services, and other infrastructure in your data center. This preview will allow you to more effectively plan upgrades to and the rollout of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and prepare you to quickly take advantage of new features and changes for your ...

Automation with Ansible and Ansible Tower (DO410) teaches you how to develop standardized automation of the enterprise IT environment in order to improve operational efficiency. You will lea> how to use Ansible for automation, configuration, provisioning, and management, as well as how to use Red Hat® Ansible Tower to centrally manage Ansible at an enterprise scale. This course combines the content from Automation with Ansible (DO407) and Automation with Ansible II: Ans ...

Study points for the exam As an RHCE exam candidate, you should be able to handle all responsibilities expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, including these tasks: Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator Understand and use essential tools Operate running systems Configure local storage Create and configure file systems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Manage users and groups Manage security Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Install and configure an Ansible control node Install required packages Create a static host inventory file Create a configuration file Configure Ansible managed nodes Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes Configure privilege escalatio * Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills or require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DoD 8570 directive) Students who have taken Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) and are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Students who are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Systems administrators who want to demonstrate competency in managing multiple systems IT professionals who work in a DevOps environment and want to demonstrate competency in automating part of their workload Red Hat Certified Engineers who are noncurrent or who are about to become noncurrent and wish to recertify as RHCEs Study points for the exam As an RHCE exam candidate, you should be able to handle all responsibilities expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, including these tasks: Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator Understand and use essential tools Operate running systems Configure local storage Create and configure file systems Deploy, configure, and maintain systems Manage users and groups Manage security Understand core components of Ansible Inventories Modules Variables Facts Plays Playbooks Configuration files Install and configure an Ansible control node Install required packages Create a static host inventory file Create a configuration file Configure Ansible managed nodes Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands Script administration tasks Create simple shell scripts Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts Create Ansible plays and playbooks Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command Use conditionals to control play execution Configure error handling Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work with: Software packages and repositories Services Firewall rules File systems Storage devices File content Archiving Scheduled tasks Security Users and groups Create and use templates to create customized configuration files Work with Ansible variables and facts Create and work with roles Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them Manage parallelism Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sens ...